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CVE-2014-5263
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows…
Medium6.8EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
Description
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 25% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- [oss-security] 20140804 CVE Request -- qemu: missing field list terminator in vmstate_xhci_event (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126543 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3afca1d6d413592c2b78cf28f52fa24a586d8f56 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140815 Re: CVE Request -- qemu: missing field list terminator in vmstate_xhci_event (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-2409-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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